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 Philadelphia Athletics Batting Leaders (1940) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Wally Moses .309
2. Frankie Hayes .308
3. Dee Miles .301
4. Dick Siebert .286
5. Sam Chapman .276
6. Bob Johnson .268
7. Benny McCoy .257
8. Joe Gantenbein .239
9. Bill Lillard .238
10. Al Brancato .191
Home Runs
1. Bob Johnson 31
2. Sam Chapman 23
3. Frankie Hayes 16
4. Wally Moses 9
5. Benny McCoy 7
6. Dick Siebert 5
7. Joe Gantenbein 4
8. Al Simmons 1
8. Ed Heusser 1
8. Buck Ross 1
Runs Batted In
1. Bob Johnson 103
2. Dick Siebert 77
3. Sam Chapman 75
4. Frankie Hayes 70
5. Benny McCoy 62
6. Wally Moses 50
7. Al Brancato 23
7. Joe Gantenbein 23
7. Dee Miles 23
10. Bill Lillard 21
On-Base Average
1. Wally Moses .396
2. Frankie Hayes .389
3. Bob Johnson .374
4. Benny McCoy .345
5. Sam Chapman .337
6. Bill Lillard .332
7. Dee Miles .327
8. Dick Siebert .325
9. Joe Gantenbein .282
10. Al Brancato .265
Slugging Percentage
1. Bob Johnson .514
2. Frankie Hayes .477
3. Sam Chapman .474
4. Wally Moses .469
5. Dee Miles .403
6. Dick Siebert .383
7. Benny McCoy .373
8. Joe Gantenbein .350
9. Bill Lillard .311
10. Al Brancato .252
Runs Scored
1. Bob Johnson 93
2. Wally Moses 91
3. Sam Chapman 88
4. Frankie Hayes 73
5. Dick Siebert 69
6. Benny McCoy 56
7. Al Brancato 42
8. Bill Lillard 26
8. Dee Miles 26
10. Joe Gantenbein 21
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Bob Johnson .888
2. Frankie Hayes .866
3. Wally Moses .865
4. Sam Chapman .811
5. Dee Miles .730
6. Benny McCoy .718
7. Dick Siebert .708
8. Bill Lillard .643
9. Joe Gantenbein .632
10. Al Brancato .517
Isolated Power
1. Bob Johnson .246
2. Sam Chapman .198
3. Frankie Hayes .169
4. Wally Moses .160
5. Benny McCoy .116
6. Joe Gantenbein .111
7. Dee Miles .102
8. Dick Siebert .097
9. Bill Lillard .073
10. Al Brancato .061
Steals
1. Frankie Hayes 9
2. Bob Johnson 8
2. Dick Siebert 8
4. Wally Moses 6
5. Al Brancato 3
6. Sam Chapman 2
6. Benny McCoy 2
8. Fred Chapman 1
8. Joe Gantenbein 1
8. Dee Miles 1
Hits
1. Dick Siebert 170
2. Wally Moses 166
3. Frankie Hayes 143
4. Sam Chapman 140
5. Bob Johnson 137
6. Benny McCoy 126
7. Dee Miles 71
8. Al Brancato 57
9. Bill Lillard 49
10. Joe Gantenbein 47
Doubles
1. Wally Moses 41
2. Dick Siebert 31
3. Sam Chapman 26
3. Benny McCoy 26
5. Bob Johnson 25
6. Frankie Hayes 23
7. Al Brancato 11
8. Dee Miles 9
9. Bill Lillard 8
10. Joe Gantenbein 6
Triples
1. Wally Moses 9
2. Dee Miles 6
2. Dick Siebert 6
4. Benny McCoy 5
5. Frankie Hayes 4
5. Bob Johnson 4
7. Sam Chapman 3
8. Al Brancato 2
8. Joe Gantenbein 2
8. Bill Lillard 2
Walks
1. Bob Johnson 83
2. Wally Moses 75
3. Benny McCoy 65
4. Frankie Hayes 61
5. Sam Chapman 46
6. Dick Siebert 33
7. Al Brancato 28
7. Bill Lillard 28
9. Chubby Dean 16
10. Joe Gantenbein 11
Sacrifice Hits
1. Sam Chapman 7
1. Dick Siebert 7
3. Nels Potter 6
3. Bill Lillard 6
5. Wally Moses 5
6. Fred Chapman 4
6. Benny McCoy 4
8. Bill Beckmann 3
9. Johnny Babich 2
9. George Caster 2
Total Bases
1. Bob Johnson 263
2. Wally Moses 252
3. Sam Chapman 241
4. Dick Siebert 228
5. Frankie Hayes 222
6. Benny McCoy 183
7. Dee Miles 95
8. Al Brancato 75
9. Joe Gantenbein 69
10. Bill Lillard 64
Games Played
1. Dick Siebert 154
2. Wally Moses 142
3. Bob Johnson 138
4. Frankie Hayes 136
5. Sam Chapman 134
5. Benny McCoy 134
7. Al Brancato 107
8. Dee Miles 88
9. Joe Gantenbein 75
10. Bill Lillard 73
At Bats
1. Dick Siebert 595
2. Wally Moses 537
3. Bob Johnson 512
4. Sam Chapman 508
5. Benny McCoy 490
6. Frankie Hayes 465
7. Al Brancato 298
8. Dee Miles 236
9. Bill Lillard 206
10. Joe Gantenbein 197
Plate Appearances
1. Dick Siebert 630
2. Wally Moses 614
3. Bob Johnson 599
4. Benny McCoy 556
5. Sam Chapman 555
6. Frankie Hayes 527
7. Al Brancato 328
8. Dee Miles 245
9. Bill Lillard 235
10. Joe Gantenbein 209
Strikeouts
1. Sam Chapman 96
2. Bob Johnson 64
3. Frankie Hayes 59
4. Benny McCoy 44
4. Wally Moses 44
6. Al Brancato 36
7. Dick Siebert 34
8. Bill Lillard 28
9. Johnny Babich 24
9. George Caster 24
Strikeout Percent
1. Dick Siebert 5.7%
2. Dee Miles 7.6%
3. Wally Moses 8.2%
4. Benny McCoy 9.0%
5. Joe Gantenbein 10.7%
6. Al Brancato 12.1%
7. Bob Johnson 12.5%
8. Frankie Hayes 12.7%
9. Bill Lillard 13.6%
10. Sam Chapman 18.9%
Steal Success
1. Bob Johnson 80.0%
2. Frankie Hayes 75.0%
3. Wally Moses 60.0%
4. Dick Siebert 57.1%
Secondary Average
1. Bob Johnson .424
2. Frankie Hayes .320
3. Wally Moses .311
4. Sam Chapman .293
5. Benny McCoy .253
6. Bill Lillard .209
7. Joe Gantenbein .173
8. Dick Siebert .166
9. Al Brancato .164
10. Dee Miles .140
Hit By Pitch
1. Bob Johnson 4
2. Al Brancato 2
2. Wally Moses 2
2. Dick Siebert 2
5. Johnny Babich 1
5. Sam Chapman 1
5. Joe Gantenbein 1
5. Frankie Hayes 1
5. Bill Lillard 1
5. Benny McCoy 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Bob Johnson 60
2. Wally Moses 59
3. Sam Chapman 52
4. Frankie Hayes 43
5. Dick Siebert 42
6. Benny McCoy 38
7. Dee Miles 16
8. Al Brancato 14
9. Joe Gantenbein 12
10. Bill Lillard 11
Runs Created
1. Wally Moses 101
2. Bob Johnson 95
3. Frankie Hayes 84
4. Sam Chapman 75
5. Dick Siebert 71
6. Benny McCoy 63
7. Dee Miles 30
8. Bill Lillard 22
9. Joe Gantenbein 19
10. Al Brancato 17
Runs Created / 27
1. Wally Moses 7.10
2. Frankie Hayes 6.67
3. Bob Johnson 6.44
4. Sam Chapman 5.13
5. Dee Miles 4.79
6. Benny McCoy 4.43
7. Dick Siebert 4.26
8. Bill Lillard 3.56
9. Joe Gantenbein 3.33
10. Al Brancato 1.81
Home Run Percent
1. Bob Johnson 6.1%
2. Sam Chapman 4.5%
3. Frankie Hayes 3.4%
4. Joe Gantenbein 2.0%
5. Wally Moses 1.7%
6. Benny McCoy 1.4%
7. Dick Siebert 0.8%
8. Bill Lillard 0.5%
9. Dee Miles 0.4%
10. Al Brancato 0.3%
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Bob Johnson 20
2. Sam Chapman 14
2. Benny McCoy 14
4. Frankie Hayes 13
5. Dick Siebert 12
6. Al Brancato 10
7. Al Simmons 4
7. Earle Brucker 4
7. Wally Moses 4
10. Johnny Babich 3

 Philadelphia Athletics Pitching Leaders (1940) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Johnny Babich 14
2. Nels Potter 9
3. Bill Beckmann 8
4. Chubby Dean 6
4. Ed Heusser 6
6. Buck Ross 5
7. George Caster 4
8. Porter Vaughan 2
Earned Run Average
1. Johnny Babich 3.73
2. Bill Beckmann 4.17
3. Buck Ross 4.38
4. Nels Potter 4.44
5. Ed Heusser 4.99
6. Porter Vaughan 5.35
7. George Caster 6.56
8. Chubby Dean 6.61
Strikeouts
1. Johnny Babich 94
2. George Caster 75
3. Nels Potter 73
4. Bill Beckmann 47
5. Porter Vaughan 46
6. Buck Ross 43
7. Ed Heusser 39
8. Chubby Dean 38
9. Herman Besse 19
10. Carl Miles 6
Saves
1. Ed Heusser 5
2. George Caster 2
2. Porter Vaughan 2
4. Bill Beckmann 1
4. Chubby Dean 1
4. Buck Ross 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Bill Beckmann 11.80
2. Johnny Babich 11.85
3. Buck Ross 12.67
4. Nels Potter 12.74
5. Porter Vaughan 14.95
6. Ed Heusser 15.22
7. George Caster 15.29
8. Chubby Dean 15.99
Winning Percentage
1. Bill Beckmann .667
2. Johnny Babich .519
3. Nels Potter .391
4. Buck Ross .333
5. Chubby Dean .316
5. Ed Heusser .316
7. Porter Vaughan .182
8. George Caster .174
Save Success
1. George Caster 100.0%
1. Ed Heusser 100.0%
1. Porter Vaughan 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Johnny Babich 16
2. Nels Potter 13
3. George Caster 11
4. Buck Ross 10
5. Chubby Dean 8
6. Bill Beckmann 6
7. Porter Vaughan 5
8. Ed Heusser 2
9. Phil Marchildon 1
Shutouts
1. Bill Beckmann 2
2. Johnny Babich 1
2. Chubby Dean 1
Starts
1. Johnny Babich 30
2. Nels Potter 25
3. George Caster 24
4. Chubby Dean 19
4. Buck Ross 19
6. Porter Vaughan 15
7. Bill Beckmann 9
8. Ed Heusser 6
9. Herman Besse 5
10. Phil Marchildon 2
Appearances
1. Ed Heusser 41
2. George Caster 36
3. Bill Beckmann 34
4. Johnny Babich 31
4. Nels Potter 31
6. Chubby Dean 30
7. Buck Ross 24
8. Porter Vaughan 18
9. Herman Besse 17
10. Les McCrabb 4
Innings Pitched
1. Johnny Babich 229.1
2. Nels Potter 200.2
3. George Caster 178.1
4. Chubby Dean 159.1
5. Buck Ross 156.1
6. Bill Beckmann 127.1
7. Ed Heusser 110.0
8. Porter Vaughan 99.1
9. Herman Besse 53.0
10. Les McCrabb 11.2
Opp. OPS
1. Johnny Babich .630
2. Bill Beckmann .668
3. Buck Ross .679
4. Nels Potter .692
5. Porter Vaughan .722
6. Ed Heusser .772
7. George Caster .780
8. Chubby Dean .829
Defense Independent ERA
1. Johnny Babich 4.15
2. Bill Beckmann 4.23
3. Nels Potter 4.51
4. George Caster 4.68
5. Ed Heusser 4.79
6. Buck Ross 4.85
7. Porter Vaughan 5.18
8. Chubby Dean 5.42
Innings / Game
1. Johnny Babich 7.40
2. Buck Ross 6.51
3. Nels Potter 6.47
4. Porter Vaughan 5.52
5. Chubby Dean 5.31
6. George Caster 4.95
7. Bill Beckmann 3.75
8. Ed Heusser 2.68
Opp. Batting Average
1. Johnny Babich .245
2. Buck Ross .254
3. Bill Beckmann .260
3. Porter Vaughan .260
5. Nels Potter .265
6. Ed Heusser .304
7. George Caster .307
8. Chubby Dean .318
Opp. Slugging
1. Johnny Babich .323
2. Bill Beckmann .359
3. Buck Ross .360
3. Porter Vaughan .360
5. Nels Potter .367
6. Ed Heusser .409
7. George Caster .414
8. Chubby Dean .454
Opp. On-Base
1. Johnny Babich .307
2. Bill Beckmann .309
3. Buck Ross .319
4. Nels Potter .325
5. Porter Vaughan .362
6. Ed Heusser .363
7. George Caster .366
8. Chubby Dean .375
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Porter Vaughan 4.17
2. George Caster 3.79
3. Johnny Babich 3.69
4. Bill Beckmann 3.32
5. Nels Potter 3.27
6. Ed Heusser 3.19
7. Buck Ross 2.48
8. Chubby Dean 2.15
Hits / 9 IP
1. Johnny Babich 8.71
2. Buck Ross 9.21
3. Bill Beckmann 9.33
4. Porter Vaughan 9.42
5. Nels Potter 9.55
6. Ed Heusser 11.78
7. George Caster 11.81
8. Chubby Dean 12.43
Walks / 9 IP
1. Bill Beckmann 2.47
2. Johnny Babich 3.14
3. Nels Potter 3.18
4. Ed Heusser 3.44
5. Buck Ross 3.45
6. George Caster 3.48
7. Chubby Dean 3.56
8. Porter Vaughan 5.53
Hit Batters
1. Herman Besse 3
1. George Caster 3
1. Porter Vaughan 3
4. Ed Heusser 2
5. Johnny Babich 1
5. Bill Beckmann 1
5. Les McCrabb 1
5. Nels Potter 1
Homers Allowed
1. Chubby Dean 21
2. George Caster 18
2. Nels Potter 18
4. Johnny Babich 16
5. Buck Ross 15
6. Bill Beckmann 11
6. Ed Heusser 11
8. Herman Besse 10
9. Porter Vaughan 9
10. Les McCrabb 2

 Philadelphia Athletics Fielding Leaders (1940) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Nels Potter 1.000
2. Dick Siebert .985
3. Chubby Dean .976
4. Wally Moses .974
5. Frankie Hayes .971
6. Ed Heusser .968
7. Johnny Babich .966
8. Hal Wagner .964
9. Sam Chapman .963
10. Bob Johnson .962
Outfield Assists
1. Bob Johnson 15
2. Sam Chapman 13
3. Wally Moses 10
4. Dee Miles 3
5. Al Simmons 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Herman Besse 1.000
1. Nels Potter 1.000
3. Chubby Dean .976
4. Ed Heusser .968
5. Johnny Babich .966
6. George Caster .949
7. Buck Ross .921
8. Bill Beckmann .889
9. Porter Vaughan .857
Fielding Average (C)
1. Frankie Hayes .971
2. Hal Wagner .964
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Dick Siebert .985
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Benny McCoy .951
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Al Rubeling .933
2. Joe Gantenbein .930
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Al Brancato .949
2. Bill Lillard .921
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Bob Johnson .962
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Sam Chapman .963
2. Dee Miles .945
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Wally Moses .974
Range Factor (C)
1. Hal Wagner 5.52
2. Frankie Hayes 4.58
Range Factor (1B)
1. Dick Siebert 9.68
Range Factor (2B)
1. Benny McCoy 5.46
Range Factor (3B)
1. Al Rubeling 3.23
2. Joe Gantenbein 3.03
Range Factor (SS)
1. Bill Lillard 4.65
2. Al Brancato 4.47
Range Factor (LF)
1. Bob Johnson 2.56
Range Factor (CF)
1. Sam Chapman 3.00
2. Dee Miles 2.93
Range Factor (RF)
1. Wally Moses 2.43
Runners Thrown Out
1. Chubby Dean 1